Lakes Maggiore & Orta-A season of Music

by courtesy of Silvia Lorenzini for The Lake District Blog

Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta, between the Provinces of Novara and Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, are connected by green hills and by… great music.
There is a rich calendar of music events and festivals, awaiting you during the Spring-Summer Season 2012.

LAKE MAGGIORE

May 21st-June 4th – Villa Pallavicino: 3 open-air “Spring Concerts” by “Settimane Musicali of Stresa and Lake Maggiore”-50th Edition, that is those by Enrico Rava Tribe, Charlie Haden Quartet West and Al Di Meola New World Sinfonia. Special ticket including visits to the park of Villa Pallavicino, the “Alpinia” alpine garden (Stresa), the botanical garden of Villa Taranto (Verbania) and Mottarone mount as well as a trip on the amazing “Alpyland” sledge.

Verbania

In June and July: Baveno: “ClassicaMente”, chamber music concerts and conventions designed around the theme “historical villas of Pallanza and on the lake” such as Villa Giulia and Villa Rusconi Clerici (Info:turismo@comune.verbania.it).